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The new iMac to come with a bigger display

April 6, 2021 diyan Mac

Apple’s current iMac line includes a 21.5 inch and a 27-inch model, both with a design that looks outdated with large bezels and sides. Popular leaker Iovetodream now reveals that Apple is currently working on a hardware update of the iMac line. According to the source, Apple will offer a new model that exceeds the 27-inch screen of the current model. Moreover, the company is also updating the design, resulting in a device with slimmer bezels and smaller chassis. This change may be similar to the iPad[…]

Apple to hold a press-event on October 30

October 19, 2018 diyan iPad, Mac

New York City, October 30: New iPad and Macs incoming. Apple has today sent out media invites for a big hardware event at the end of this month. The press conference, under the headline “There’s more in the making”, will be held in New York on October 30. The company is expected to unveil new iPad Pro models with improved design and specs, and a refreshed MacBook line. iPad Pro will still be using LCD panels, rather than OLED, but the tablet will adopt an[…]

Global PC market and Apple Mac sales increase

July 13, 2018 diyan Mac, News

The worldwide PC shipments jumped for the first time in six years. Q2 2018 appeared to be an interesting quarter for the worldwide PC market and Apple as one of the players in this market. According to Gartner’s preliminary calculations about the sales, the overall computer shipments increased for the first time in six years. There were 62,095 million shipments in the quarter, compared with 61,254 million in Q2 2017, which is a 1.4 percent increase year-over-year. During Q2 2018, Apple shipped 4,395 million Macs,[…]

Apple to drop Intel and use custom Mac processors from 2020

April 3, 2018 diyan Mac

Apple’s own chips may be ready until 2020. The unification of the Apple app stores is expected to begin this year with the iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 updates for iPhone/iPad and Mac. This unification would allow developers to create a single app that runs across the entire Apple’s product line, and it’s distributed via a single app store. Apple is internally working on a project codenamed ‘Kalamata‘, said sources familiar with the matter. According to Bloomberg, along with the app unification, Apple is planning[…]

MacBook sales grew in the third quarter of 2017

November 16, 2017 diyan Mac

An 11.3% increase of the MacBook sales in Q3 2017. Apple sold more MacBook in Q317 than the same period last year. The company sold 11.3% more MacBook in the third quarter of the year, resulting in a 10.4% market share. The overall sales of notebooks have also increased by 6.8%, exceeding the expectations. Apple is now the fourth biggest manufacturer in this market, shipping around 4.44 million MacBooks in the quarter, according to a report from TrendForce. HP remains a leader (share of 25.8%),[…]

Intel’s Cannon Lake chip reportedly delayed, MacBook Pro under threat?

September 21, 2017 diyan Mac

10nm chip may have been delayed to the end of 2018. Apple relies on Intel and the upcoming Cannon Lake chip built on the 10nm CPU architecture to upgrade its MacBook Pro models in 2018, but a reliable source confirms that Intel won’t be ready with the processor by the end of 2018. The original target-launch for Cannon Lake was mid-2017, but the date has been rescheduled three times already – first to early 2018, then to mid-2018, and now to the end of 2018.[…]

Parallels Desktop 13 is faster and supports the latest Windows features

August 23, 2017 diyan Mac

The new version of Parallels Desktop brings many improvements. Parallels Desktop 13 is now official for Mac and MacBook users, bringing many interesting improvements and new features, along with support for the latest additions to Windows 10 and macOS High Sierra. There is a new Picture-in-Picture mode, allowing users to easily monitor their virtual desktops. Parallel Desktop 13 supports the new features in Windows 10, including an ability to pin contacts to the taskbar. The software also supports Touch Bar on the new MacBooks, enabling[…]

Increased MacBook sales in the second quarter of 2017

August 17, 2017 diyan Mac

Apple is again on the fast track with MacBook. The market research company called TrendForce has published its regular report about the global notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2017. According to the data, Apple remains number 5 in the rank, but Cupertino managed to increase its market share on a quarter-to-quarter basis with 1%. Apple sold 17.1% more MacBooks in Q2 2017 in comparison to Q1 2017. The total shipments of MacBook are 3.98 million, according to Trend Force. Apple refreshed the MacBook[…]

Why upgrading to the new MacBook Pro is a bad idea

October 29, 2016 diyan Mac

Apple’s new MacBook has many drawbacks. The new MacBook Pro comes with noticeable improvements in terms of hardware compared with the old generation of Macs, but it also has a higher price and some drawbacks you should carefully consider before going for an upgrade. Here is why upgrading to the new MacBook Pro is not such a good idea: Pro without ports Well, it actually has four ports, but they are all Thunderbolt 3. If you want to use accessories, connect your iPhone, charge a[…]

Worldwide PC sales declined 5.7%, Apple’s Mac down 13.4%

October 12, 2016 diyan Mac

Apple sold 4,946 million Macs in the third quarter 2017 The overall sales of PCs have declined for eight consecutive quarter although three of the six biggest PC manufactures have slightly increased their market shares in Q3 2016. According to Gartner’s preliminary results for 3Q16, all manufacturers combined sold 68,945 million units, compared with 79,098 in Q32015. Lenovo is still a market leader with a 20.9% share, but HP is closing the gap with a difference of just 0.5%. Dell and Asus have also sold[…]